The Indianapolis journal., 1887-12-18

midnight the doors were locked against intrud-
ers, even the police, and scene of wine drink
ing and eating ensued; and the writer adoeo
that. if his Honor felt like interfering he coulo
send response to a certain address, whereupon
the establishments would be pointed out Mr.
Hewitt had lately been ordering raids upon
dance-houses, and the allegations here seemed
to make out a cause for action. So he wrote
for particulars. and got an explanation that ~
was all a joke The place meant was Deimon-
dent debutante balls which have thus far this
season agitated the most pretentious society. I
from the Of s ofe yoons LADY
friend Of the Misses Hewitt. who had bet q
pound of candy ON the success of her hoax.
the characteristics OF fashionable ball. if
demned places, might demand official attention"
Fashionable women of benevolence ought not
to be in the least discouraged by criticism, and
it is with no ideaof condemnation that describs
their newest whim. Ladies Of the Vanderbilt
family have magnifcently endowed women's
hospital, the Astors have done the same for q
cancer hospital, and these notable examples
have set others at work in smaller ways OF the
same kind There are many institutions in
which beds can be bought. the owner thereafter
being privileged to select o succession Of ccSS-
pants. Thus she can control her own beneyo-
lence. From this comparatively inexpensive
method to that of maintaining entire ward.
or of establishing complete hospital on q MINOR
plan, our modish women have gone rather ex-
tensively into the hospital fad This Is good
thing for the poor sufferers, who by means of it
get the best medical and surgical Treatments
But it is almost eomical to see the swell phil
anthropists eagerly searching for benehclaries;
they seem ambitious to secure the worst posi-
BILE cases. and are downright proud when they
find something horrible or unique. At an after
noon tea, over cups of the fragrant beverage
and accompanied by dainty nibble of cake.
heard two wealthy matrons in this kind OF dia-
logue;
subject you can imagine for my bed at the Hos
pital for Crippled and Maimed-a boy with one
leg like j, and the other like an s. They arc
going to straighten him out. and expect there
will be q report of it in the Medical Journal"
'sBut you ought to see" said the other. 'the
frightful tumor that have discovered over irs
Avenue A, to send to the Women's Invalid
Home. Is your tea sweet enough, my dear3"
Good society has one ballet dancer on ths<
stage this week. and in meretricious burlesque-
too She is Bonfanti. and this is her first emer~
gence from retirement in about two years. In
one of the discussions of the Sorosis Club Incl
dental to some topic set for debate, one of thes
women members made an indiscreet references
to a danseuse a person outside the pale or
respectability. After slight pause, a dignifed
and handsome old matron, one of the earliest
members of Sorosis. arose and began to speak.
1t was Mrs. Sophia Hoffman, of a swell family.
story of the pure, true and noble life Of her
dead sons widow. Bonfanti- This fanou1
leader Of the ballet, the daughter,in law OF
Sophia Hoffman, has been q respected member
of the circle in which she moved. and her SON.
Sophia Hoffman's grandchild. is being educated
and reared in the most approved style. Mrs
course of her remarks, and did not IN the slghts
est degree show any resentment at the offensiva
utterances of her associate member. When sha
had finished her simple defense of the woman
and dancer. there was not q dry eye IN the room
The discussion Of the question before the meet
ing was then resumed without ceremony. and
nothing further was said as to the ballet dancer
or the unique interruption
The retirement of Robert Bonner from tha,
Ledger recalls the fact that several Sorosisterss
were contrib utors to his paper on salaries, audi
tnat uncounfed har women !<elev vlslIs-s
his Office with huscripts, chiefly poems. Bon
ner was bluI. uncompromising man in his
manners and dealt with them in an incisiye
way that was not always encouraging He
would appear at opening in the wire fence
above tall desk. beckon with his index finger
"Come here! Come herei What's your name4"
The name being given. he would refer to q MEM
orandum at his side, and in case Of rejection
would say sharply passing out the manuscript
at the Same time: .T don't care for this!s
There was no mincing of the matter, no apollo.
getic explanation that the columns were crowd
ed. no thanks for the submission of the poem.
and as a rule, the disappointed amateur
pioued at the stern refusal would put her man
uscript in her pocket and bounce out of tbs
roomin the most indignant manner. They tell
of society old maid wealthy too, who sat al
the anxious bench one day and when Mr.. Bonner
beckoned to her with his index finger. cere-
rnony that he never omitted. she tripped up to
the opening a. the wire fence and announced
her name. As If by intuition Mr.. Bonner saidl
what is the name of your poemf'
s'You must remember it, Mr.. Bonner sha
replied, at is old Love- / have had it here
Bonner turned to a very old but invaluahle
clerk at a desk near by and said s.Have you
old lover
.Wen," said the clerk, in a trembling. senila
voice, IF have got any at all, it nnst be of an
.'well, have you gotapoem of that nameI' said
Bonner.
"Yes," said the clerk and he accordingly
brought forward the manuscript.
II don't care for this" was Bonneris decision.
'Better go out and try young love or new
love. Don't bother with the old love- We
want fresh matter; something for the young
people"
If she had waited an hour she might probably
have seen Caleb Dunn or Nat Urner, grisled
and unpoetic looking survivors of the old Pfad
days, come in and sell OF hand highly sentt
mental poem for $l0-the invariable price,
CLARA BELLE
The Germs OF Consumption.
London Standard.
Dr. Brown-Sequard, who has been preaching
that bad ventilation of sleeping rooms and poo1
and monotonous food are the great causes OF